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wrong target species
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i was wondering if anyone has been crow hunting & had the wrong animal come in to the call or decoys. i would like to hear which animal didnt get the memo that day. lol we have had red tail hawks come in on a few occasions circle or land in a dead tree. then once we had these 2 little solid black tweety birds...
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CMP
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Civilian Marksmanship Program just opened a new 500 acre shooting park about 20 miles from my home, location is about 5 miles behind Talledega Speedway off I-20 between Birmingham and Atlanta. They have a 600 yd range, with 200 & 300 & 600 yd targets that are computer scored, all you have to...
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Field Hunts
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Here are some photos of a field hunt that I think you fellas will enjoy. Bob A.
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Some Crow Hunts
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[URL=http://s559.photobucket.com/user/ChasinX/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150626_113939_zpshx...
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Pretty Cool
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/17/feral-pig-hunt/28859979/
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The correct way to blow a mouth caller for European corvids
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The CORRECT way to blow a crow call (whether it be American made, or European made) to get that deeper grunt for European corvids Place the call in your mouth at a 33-45 degree angle pointing UPWARDS. (You can clamp the mouthpiece harder or softer in your teeth to alter the pitch more) Do NOT blow usin...
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So what makes a crow hunter happy?
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1. Invest in yourself: Take the time to practice with your shotgun so you make the most of the chances you get in the field. Learn how to approach people so you can get permission to hunt on there land. 2. Be patient: It all takes time and sometimes we may look like a fool but the important thing to remember i...
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Luggage
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If you are planning a crow hunting trip, or any other trip, you may be looking for some luggage for travel. A word to the wise...do not buy "Jeep" brand luggage. This stuff is junk !!! On the third use of my piece of cheap Jeep luggage, a wheel fell off somewhere during travel. I contacted the i...
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Why you should support your local businesses
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So, the other week, my new "flapper" (you put a dead bird on it, and it moves the wings up and down. 30-60 beats a minute for corvid, 200-300 beats a minute pigeon, controlled by a speed controller), blew the gearbox. Now they are motor/gearbox integrated units, and all seem to come from Chin...
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Quick potter on the fields they are silaging
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So, was just over looking at them harvesting the fields, and thought, "what a lot of corvids" :) So nipped back home, and, (still in my best going out gear, not my hunting or working gear), grabbed the shotgun and cartridge belt and drove back over to them. Soon as the gun appeared out of the s...
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Crow scouting/ what to look for
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I am just look g for any advise as to what I should be looking for when scouting for crow. I have been driving around and it just all seems random. I might see 5 crow I. Ight see one. But they are always flying in different directions so I have no clue where they are coming from or headed. What are some things yo...
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Seed Stealing Crows
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Involved in a bit of run and gun tactics as of late, mostly across mixed farming country. Shot a bandit with a beak full of wheat today and I thought I'd share the moment. Would have to be seeded grain as I see crows feeding across black seeded fields. Likely smart enough to calculate where each individua...
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How to handle "Call Smart" Public Land Birds
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In Michigan I have (3) 60 - 80 acre spots to run virgin birds and have no problems. Our season opens on the 1st of Feb. and I will also be running a ton of state land with some good friends that I have crow hunted with for almost 20 years. Been chasing them since we were 14 :) Do you think they are call smart...
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Absolutely Unbelievable - Hunter Harrassment
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We had a good shoot today and a little after 11AM we had the most bizarre thing happen. A guy walking his dog comes out of the woods to our right. He can plainly see our decoys and two e-callers are blasting away. We had a great blind in the hemlocks and apparently he didn't see us. He walks up to the e-cal...
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The things you see
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I went hunting for an hour before work and to my surprise a flock of 11 turkeys came out of the woods and walked right over to see what my flapper and decoy spread was this morning. The weren't phased by the blaring J/S Come Here call on the e-caller either. [IMG]https://i269.photobucket.com/albums/...
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New calls from Crowmart
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Got my new calls in the mail today (Mallard Tone and Mincey). Could not be happier with the sound and quality of both calls, I have a soft spot for the Mincey already. I am so use to mass produced crow calls ,most of which are just turkey locators, so i am just blown away. Also got the Bob A. cd of calling. Grea...
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Tribulations with crow and pigeon shooting equipment
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So, two lots of good news today.
One, my big four armed rotary had packed up, was turning then not turning. I had stripped it, but didn't seem to be able to fix it, the gearbox was full of grease, and no water in it, and the motor appeared fine, but kept stopping turning. So had resigned myself to buying a ne...
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Today's corvid shoot
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So, that was a bit or a disaster this morning. Invited two friends on what promised to be a good days shooting, BUT, the day started off badly when we discovered that someone had put big piles of rubble down in the lane that leads down to the field. Yep, it wasn't put there to keep us out, but to repair the lan...
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Wild video of falconry featuring a Goshawk versus crows...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNBZwVHwNbQ Watch how a crow reacts to a close range goshawk...ever wonder why we miss?
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Time for a good story
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Since the site is quite dead lately, I thought it's time for a story. I just read this in another (un-named) column: +++++ BEST DIVORCE LETTER EVERDear Wife,I’m writing you this letter to tell you that I’m leaving you forever. I’ve been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it. Thes...
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Memorial Day
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A Heart felt Thankyou to those Families who have lost a Hero in the Service of our Nation, and also to those that have Served and those that are Serving. God Bless you All. Butch
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Our Help Is Needed
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They do draw blood': Crows are terrorizing pedestrians in a Vancouver
Hope the link copied.
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Who is still hunting?
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NH's spring season runs from 3/16 - 3/31 and our hunting in Maine continues until 3/31. Who still has some winter/spring season left?
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Germany's Crowbusters Under Fire
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It seems the activities of our German counterparts is under fire. Too bad the German do-gooders; Johann Beuke, Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), weren't around to be as concerned and stop 11 million innocent civilians from being shot, g...
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More Sunflower Crows
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Buddy and I were out on the same location where we had done well earlyer in the week. Both brought a full flat of ammo as many thousands of crows are now using these fields and we were sure of a hundred crow morning. Sun came up conditions were clear with absolutely no wind. Crows showed up by the thousands a...
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Non_toxic shot for Vermont?
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Crow hunting is allowed throughout the entire state, no restrictions except for season dates. The only time you need to use nontoxic shot is for waterfowl hunting, it does not apply to crow hunting. This is the email I received from Vermont s' Fish and Game or whatever it is called...
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Cookin' Crows
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Hey guys! Today I was thinking and there is almost no use for the dead crows. At http://www.crowbusters.com/recipes.htm it says some recipies and stuff for crow meat. And the meat looks kind of like dove meat. Does it taste any good?
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A Fun Few Minutes in NJ
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Last week while shooting in a sporting clays tournament in NJ I had a funny incident happen. One morning while waiting for one event to start, a couple of us were sitting around at the edge of a field chewing the fat. A shooting friend said she had a question: "What kind of calls do you use for crows?&...
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Tomorrows shooting
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So, the corvids aren't flying to the felds around my area, so went todya to some of my fields that are further away (12-14 miles) and one of the fields there is getting hammered, so going to hit that in the morning, which means getting up at 03:00 again (then dress, breakfast, and load the wagon).
It's a d...
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crow kite Decoy
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Hi, I'm looking for a crow decoy, that is a kite (I. E. It floats in the wind ). I've seen them in videos, BUT, they don't appear to be sold in THE UK, and everyone that has them appears to have purchased them on trips to the states.
does anyone have an address of a store or the maker who sells them ?
I think the...
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